Social Media

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Social Media is a tool used by businesses.

Task One

Identify the different terms of 'Social Media' and 'Social Networking'
Add to your portfolio

Use Wikipedia to create a definition of:

• Social Networking
• Social Media

Use examples in your definitions. Add these definitions to your portfolio.

Task Two

Recognise different ways that social media is used by business organisations
Contribute to the table

Research companies that use social networking and explain what they do. Share your findings with the class by adding to the table below.

Subject	Author	Replies	Views	Last Message
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For help on Wiki Comments, refer to the Tool Test page.

Discuss and share


In small groups discuss how you use Social Networking. Share your findings with the class by getting one person from your group to present a short summary or by posting to a class forum.


Add to your portfolio

Reflect on the presentations, or postings, from the class. Write a short description of 100 - 150 words on how a business could use social media.



Checkpoint

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Before you move on you should have added to your portfolio:

• A definition and examples of social networking and social media.
• A 100 - 150 word description on how social media can be used in a business.

You are Ready to Move On